Editing Yakutat, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 300
|1890= 308
|1900= 247
|1910= 271
|1920= 165
|1930= 265
|1940= 292
|1950= 298
|1960= 230
|1970= 190
|1980= 449
|1990= 534
|2000= 680
|2010= 662
|2020= 657
|estyear=2023
|estimate=687
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=May 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="2020 Census (City)" /><ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/yakutatcityandboroughalaska/PST045222 |access-date=January 14, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}

Yakutat first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Tlingit-Yakutat village. All 300 residents were listed as Tlingit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1880 |title=Statistics of the Population of Alaska |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-17.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> In 1890, it reported 308 residents including the populations of the native villages at Dry Bay & Lituya (Bay); 300 were listed as Native, 7 Whites and 1 Creole (Mixed Russian & Native).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census: 1890 |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v8-01.pdf |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=Government Printing Office}}</ref> Yakutat formally incorporated in 1948. In 1992, it broke away from the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area to form its own borough of Yakutat. It disincorporated at its formation and became a census-designated place (CDP).

===2010 Census===
At the [[2010 United States census|census of 2010]],<ref name="2010 Census Yakutat City and Borough" /><ref name="2010 Census Yakutat CDP" /> there were 662 people, 502 households, and 201 families residing in Yakutat. The racial makeup was 50.37% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.12% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 39.60% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.74% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 7.92% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.74% of the population.

It is reported that 5.78% of the population spoke [[Tlingit language|Tlingit]] at home.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLA Language Map Data Center |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results%26state_id%3D2%26county_id%3D282%26mode%3Dgeographic%26zip%3D%26place_id%3D%26cty_id%3D%26ll%3D%26a%3D%26ea%3D%26order%3Dr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185616/http://www.mla.org/map_data_results%26state_id%3D2%26county_id%3D282%26mode%3Dgeographic%26zip%3D%26place_id%3D%26cty_id%3D%26ll%3D%26a%3D%26ea%3D%26order%3Dr |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=January 13, 2007}}</ref>

Of the 265 households, 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 32.1% of households were one person, and 4.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.30.

The population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 145.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 161.7 males.

The median household income was in Yakutat was $46,786, and the median family income was $51,875. Males had a median income of $41,635 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income was $22,579. About 11.8% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 Census===
At the [[2000 United States census|census of 2000]], central Yakutat was treated as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP), even though census-designated places "are not legally incorporated under the laws of the state in which they are located."<ref>[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/pl_metadata.html#cdp United States Census Area Description]</ref>  The area consisting of about {{cvt|100|sqmi}}, contained the vast majority of the population of the entire city-borough.

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 680 people, 261 households, and 157 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|6.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 385 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 41.47% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 47.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.47% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 8.97% from two or more races. [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

Of the 261 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 31.4% of households were one person, and 5.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.30.

The age distribution was 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.3 males.

The median household income was $47,054 and the median family income was $51,875. Males had a median income of $42,404 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,330. About 11.8% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.